University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Business
Communications Office
217-244-8146

In
an April 18 email to College of Business faculty and staff, Dean Avijit
Ghosh announced the appointment of Professor of Economics Larry
DeBrock to the position of Associate Dean for Professional Programs,
subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. DeBrock is expected
to work closely with College of Business departments and units to design
the Colleges overall strategy for enhancing the excellence of its
professional programs. He will provide academic leadership to the MBA
and Executive MBA Programs and serve as the College
liaison to each of the professional graduate programs.

Since
joining the College in 1979, DeBrock has led various departmental and
College-wide projects. Most recently he has been the academic director
of the MBA Program and chaired the committee that completed a review of
the MBA curriculum.

The dean
said DeBrock is "an exceptionally gifted teacher--admired both by
the more than 1,400 students each year in his introductory economics course
and the practicing executives in the EMBA program. I am grateful to have
such a universally respected and talented colleague join the Colleges
administrative team."

Larry
DeBrock has a bachelors degree from Bradley University and an MA and PhD
from Cornell University. He teaches microeconomics at the introductory
and MBA level. His research interest in applied microeconomics focuses
on topics in industrial organization, health economics, and labor issues.

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Communications Office
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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